News

By Beth Gilbert HealthDay ReporterThe annual meeting of the American College of Surgeons was held this year from Oct. 19 to 22 in San Francisco and attracted participants from around the world, including surgeons, medical experts, allied health professionals, and administrators. The conference included hundreds of general and specialty sessions, postgraduate courses, …

Increase in out-of-pocket costs seen for multiple sclerosis medications per year by average of 217 percent

For patients hospitalized with influenza, prevalence of at least one underlying medical condition increased with age

Additional benefits include significant improvement in the physical and mental states of people with alcohol use disorder

Tuberculosis continues to mostly affect people in Southeast Asia, Africa, and the Western Pacific

Financial precarity more prevalent among Black and Hispanic versus White, those with less versus more than high school education

By Robin Foster HealthDay ReporterTUESDAY, Oct. 29, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Health officials are investigating the case of an Iowa resident who died of Lassa fever after traveling recently to West Africa.The Ebola-like virus is rarely seen in the United States, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and …

Current evidence is inadequate for assessing balance of benefits, harms of screening for caregiver abuse and neglect in older, vulnerable adults

Findings seen despite similar rates of serious complications to male patients

Findings can save some lower-risk patients surgery after chemo, radiation